Cased-bottle capper.



PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

T. L. VALERIUS. GASED BOTTLE GAPPER.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY as. 1906.

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. THEODORE L. VALERIUS, OF FORTYA'TKINSONI, WISQONSIN,-ASSIGNOR TO THE OREAMERY-j PAOKAGE MFG. COM1 ANY,--OF CHICAGO, LL NoIs, A oonPonATIoN OF ILLINOIS.

CASED-BOTTELE cAPPEn.

To all whom. it may concern."

Be it known that I, THEODORE L. VALE- RIUS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and re;- siding at Fort Atkinson, in the county of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new, useful, and Improved Cased- Bottle Capper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will 7 enable others skilled in the, art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in bottle-capping orjst'oppering machinery, and

has particular reference to improvements in machines for stoppering or capping wide-' mouthed bottles such as milk bottles, by in serting the well known stopper-caps, of paper or other non-metallic material," into the internally grooved mouths of such bottles.

The object of my invention is to p'rovidea simple and eflicientmechanism for automatical y capping {milk or other wide mouthed bottles and a'further object of the invention is to provide a machine of the,character for ca ping filled bottles packed in the cases, racl s, or

boxes.

A further particular object of the inven tion is to provide a bottle-capping machine which will be adapted tooperate with bottle caps prepared in the form of stacks or cyliners. I A- further particular object of the inven tionfi's to improve the construction andar- .rangement of a cap feeding machine with feeding thecaps from the reservoirs or magacased bottles of difierent sizes, reference be particular view to simplifying the method of zines of the'machine.

A further particular object of the inventron is to so improve the construction of bottle capping machines. that breakage of bottles by the capping-devices will be avoided.

A further particular objectofthe. invention is to provide a machine of the class mentioned, wherei-n practically all of the mechan ical elements shall be yieldingly connected; to the end that, any sudden, accidental'stoppage of bne or. more elements of-the machine shall not result damage thereto.

'A- further particular-object of the invention is to provide a machine which will be adapted for adjustment to, and use with,

ing here had' t'o the diameters and heights of the bottles, and not to the diameter of the Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 2a, 1906. Serial No. 328,226. f

\ mouths, which is uniform for half pint, pint,

and quart bottles. 1 1 Other objects of my invention will appear hereinafter.

Patented May 26, 1908. y

My invention consists generally in a bottle capping mechanism of the construction and arrangements 'of'parts hereinafter describedand fully pointed out in the claims. I

My invention will be more/readily under stood by reference to the accompan 'n'g drawings, which form a part of this appicas tion, and in which Figure I is a right-hand--side elevation of a mechanism embodying my invention; Fig. II is a front elevation of the same, ShOWlIig a case of bottles in osition; Fig. III'is an enlarged sectional 'e evation ofthe upper portion of the machine, the follower being partly broken away; Fig. IV. is a similar View, omitting certain parts, showing caps 'in 'the magazines and a follower in'position; V-is a sectional 'planview taken 'on line a b of Fig. III, certain parts bein broken away; .Fig, VI is an enlarged detai view in sectionv of one of the cap-ejectlng vmechanisms,-showing the parts in two positions; Fig. VII is'a perspective viewof one of the ejector-slidesfdetached; Fig. VIII is a vertical sectional detail view of one of the bottle-centering devices; Fig. IX is a plan view of Fig. VIII; Fig. X is a sectional view taken on line X-Xof Fig. VI..

Machines have been devised for filling bottles in cases and a special tobliect of my invention is to provide "a bott e 'cap ing machine that shall be capable of han ling, the filled cases as they leave the bottle filling -machines.

Before proceeding to the description of the structure involved In .the

havehitherto devised a mechanism for mak ,present invention I desire to state that -.I

ing the caps which are-used for stoppering milk and cream bottles, which machine delivers the caps in the form of long cylinders or sticks, the caps being joinedby a coating of paraffin. ,,It will be noted that the machine hereinafter detailed is capable of using these sticks of caps.

nected andbraced as for" example, by-transverse members, =2'and 3, (Fig. II). The

The frame of the machine as shown coniprises two. vertical castings, -1, suitably coni frame may be mountedonrollers, as shown, to facilitate itsremoval from place to place.

-' 45 sized bottles, the openings through which The' case 4,,contaim'ng the bottles 5, is

supported by a pair of forwardly and rearwa-rdly extending bars, 6, which also act as guides for movement of the case by the operator. "The case is supposed to contain a plurality of rows of bottles. Preferably,

' the bars, 6, are vertically adjustable, to permit the mouths of pint and quart bottles to stand at the same height. That is tosay, when quart bottles are being capped the. supports, 6, are lowered, and when pintbottles are being capped, said supports. are

. raised; Anysuit'able adjusting device may .beemployed. As shown in Figs.' I and II,

the bars, 6, are supported by rocker-arms,- 7 and 8,.fixed upon two shafts,-9 and 10.

One shaft, 9, is provided with a lever arm,

11, which carries a set-screw', 1 2, projecting through an arc. slot, 13, in the frame.

V position for the smaller size of bottles.

Thus, by'throwing the set-screw to the oposite end of the slot, the supports, 6, will e moved upwardly and longitudinally, into i The aforesaid transverse frame member, 2*, is located at a suitable distance above the bottles, and su ports a row or series of tubular shells -or unger-guides, 14, in eachqof which is mounted a vertically-reciprocative V -plunge r, 15. Said tubular guides, 14,,are

also .vertically-reciprocative, and are provided with guideways, '16, most clearly, .shown'in Fig. V, These. guide-ways "are.

l secured to the crossbar, 2, By set. screws, 17,1

andin rder to provide for the aforesaid ad justment of the spacing of the plungers, the

\ crossbar, 2, is provided-with horizontally jdisposedf slots; 18, through which said set- "screws extend. Said slots are so propoia tioned that their ends act as gagestops for the adjustment of .the plungerguides to the two sizes of bottles, as will readily be'understood." I

In, order to permit the plunger-stems, 1.9,

i i .to stand vertically when in operation, whatever the adjustment of spacing for different said stems pass, in drive-head, 20', are elongated correspondingly withthe set-screw slots, 18,,in frame-bar, ,2. whenever the i i set-screws, 17, are.shifted,-the stems, 19,are

correspondingly shifted laterally with-re-x "f spect to the drive-head; 20.

l *Tliek'plungers, 15,-f(by which'thecaps are 'inserte into the bottle-necks) may e rej- ;.ciprocated by anyr suitable mechanism. As

\ shown, they are actuated as follows: each hunger is Prov ded t an urwardlrex' 1 tending stem, 19, which passes loosely through a transverse drive-head, 2.0, the ends of which are supported and carried by a airofgvertical, reciprocative bars, .21,

gulded by guide ieces- 22. Y Inthe absence of rdeans for driving the. machine by? power, I have provided means depressed the vertical longer portions, 46".-

aforesaid. V

for driving it bypedal. shown, aheavy treadle, 23, carried by levers, 24, is employed.

Said levers are fulcrumed on a shaft, 25, and .carry suitable counterweights,'as 26. Levers,

24, are connected-by pivoted links, 27, to a pair of levers, 28,- fulcrumedat 29, on

brackets, 30, and the-forward ends of levers, 28, are pivotally connectedto a pair of links or connectingsrods, 32, the upper ends of .whicharepivotally connected at, 33, to the slide-bars, 21. Thus when: the-treadle, is

verse drivehead, 20, will be depressed, through the intermediacy of the other parts named. The strokeof the drive-head, '20, (downwardlxshould alwaysbe in excess of the downwardstroke-of the plungers, 15. To

slides, 21, and transprovide for this excess, the plunger stems are I vyieldingly connected to the drive-bar, 20, by,

devices hereinafter described, and stops, also hereinafter described are provided for limitingthe downstr'okes of the plun'gers so .that the caps will not be driven past the I groove'sin the bottle-necks.-

i The plunger-guides, 14, are suitable mechanism, upon the mouths of the bottles, just in advance of the descen'tof the.

to a differentposition; The preferred mechanism -forthus actuating the plunger-guides is shown in detail in Figs. 1, II, and III. transverse rock-shaft, 34, near the top of the machine, serves as .a fulcrum for a series of I levers, 35', the hubs, 36, of which are laterally 0 7 adjustable upon said shaft, and said levers are connected'respectively to depending rods, 37

' which are pivotally connected at their lower ends to lugs, 38, projecting from the plungertheopposite end of each lever, 35, is a tele-, scopic connecting rod comprising 8111111161 member, 39, and a sleeve member, 40, the

.latter being provided with aslot. (indicated) inwhichpla'ys a pin (indicated) pro ecting j from the member, 39. 7 Between the sleeve member, 40, and a shoulder, '41, on the pther member, is a compression spring, 42, which holds the rod, 3940, normally extended to; its greatest length.

having a hub, 44, fixed upon a .transve'rse rock shaft, 45. As shown in F1g -II, the

ends of rock-shaft, 45, carry two cam-arms,

46, which pass forwardly at the. sides of the .vertical' slide-bars, 21 and are bifurcated,

forming. upperportions, .46, and lower,

a stud or a roller; projection takesinto Each slide-bar, 2 1,: T 0&1'1'168, a-pro ectlon, 47, whichmay be either x shells or guides, 14: 'Pivotally connected to 105 .115 The end of member,"40 is pivotally connected toa rock arm, 43, (see also;.F1g. 10) 3 the recess between the cam-arm: members Means for actuating the slide-bar s, 21, i

have already been described: their down- 45, elevates the series of rock-arms, 43, which.

elevate the compressible rods, 3940, which actuate the levers, 35, which depress the I rods, 37, which depress the shells or plungerguides, 14; The. lower end of each shell, 14, is provided with a bottle-registering device, shown in.

detail in Fig. IX. Subject to modification, it consists of a ring or collar, 48, mounted on the shell, 14, an outer ring, 49, threadedon ring, 48, and acsuitablenumber "of downwardly and outwardly projecting springs, 50 1 The springs are secured at their upper ends to the inner ring, 48; the outer ring, 49, 1s

v springs, 50..

provided with stops, in the'form' of outwardly and downwardly directed lugs, 51, which overlie the lower, portions of the When a shell or plungerfguide, 14, is

i approaching the end of its down stroke (a 'by the bottle mouths, against, thelugs, 5,1.

bottle being approximately in position below it) the springs, 50, willimpinge upon the mouth of the bottle, and by virtue of their inclination or angle of set, will automatically move the, bottle into concentric position .with the plunger-guide and the plunger itself. The further downward movement of the shell or plunger-guide, 14, causes the centering-springs, 50, to'be forced outwardly,

The downward movement of the shell or plunger guide, -14,- is thus arrested by the ottle, 5,'said shell being now in the position I illustrated in Fig. IV, but the plunger, 15, being in raised position, as illustrated in Fig. III.

Owing to the throw of the treadle," 23,-

which causes an excess of movement of the rock-arms, 43, at the end ofeach up-stroke thereof, it follows that the said movement of the rock-arms, 43, will raise the sleeve Inembers 40', after the rod members, 39, have been arrested (as above explained), thereby compressing the springs, 42,- which take up the continued motion of the actuating parts while, transmitting a sli htly increased pressure only, from the bottl to the bottles. It will be clearly understood that the breakage of a bottle by the action,of this mechanism is rendered im ossible, owing to the fact that the down strol e 'of each shell or (plunger-guide is arrested by the bottle, an the is limite by the stifiness of the spring, 42.

As shown in Fig-III, a portion of the rear wall of the shell, 14, is cut away, and'the sides thereof are extended rearwardly, as at, 52, and connected by an'inclined bottom plate, 53. The sides, '52., and .plate, 53, together form a runway or chute, through which the caps are delivered into the shell. A stationary back plate, 55, is arranged in -registering devices pressure of the parts-upon the bottle close proximity to the back of the chute. As shown, plate, 55,-p asses through aslot in the chute bottom, 53, and is supported by having its upper end secured to the cap magazine, 56, which willnext be described. The function of back-platey55, is to prevent the caps from accidentall dropping outside of the chute, the latter eing in its lowermost position when it receives the caps. It is to be observed that this magazine, 56, is disposed horizontally, This arrangement of the magazine is advantageous in several important res ects. Primarily, it permits of the travelo all the reciprocating parts in the same direction; '5. e., vertically. Again, said arrangement of the magazines permits of the hereinafter described" partial heating of the magazines, which partial heating would be almost impracticable if the magazines were arranged vertically. Y

A further advantage is that the sticks of caps are more quickly and easily placed within the horizontal tubes; and other adfrom the said arrangement of parts.

The magazines, 56, correspond 1n number to the number of plungers, 15. Each magazine comprisesa straight tube, preferably circular in section, ada ted to hold'a stick of of paraffin wax.

The front end of the magazine is located at vantages, not herein expressly stated, arise asuitable distance above the chute, 52, when L the latter is in its uppermost position, (Fig; III). The magazine is rigidly sup orted inany suitable manner, as for examp e, by being secured to a transverse bar, 61.

Referring now especially to Fig. V, it will be observed that a plurality ofejectoi-slides, 57, are mounted to traverse the front end. of the respective magazines, 56. The guideways for said ejectors are formed preferably by recesses planed in the front face of the transverse bar, 61, the ends of which are se' cured to the side frames, 1. The ejectors are retained inrsaid grooves by gibs or strips, 58, which overlap the edges ofthe slides, said strips being secured to the bar, 61, with screws, (not shown). Any preferred guides may be employed in lieu of the construction shown. r

Each ejector-slide, 57, is formed, referably, as shown in FigsQVI and VII. ts in ner face, which makes contact with the end of the magazine, is provided with a recess, 59, the width of which is e ual'to or slightly more than the diameter 0 a cap, and the depth of which is approximately equal to. the thlckness of one ca open slot,i60,' is

.cut through thesllde from the lower end thereof to a point above the top of the cap r'e'cess,'59.

blot, 60, provides clearance for a relatively fixed member, 62, attached by its 8 upper end in any shitable manner, to frame-f bar, 2. Thefunction of this part hereinafter described.

For'reciprocating the slide, .57, any suit- 7 able mechanism maybe employed. Such 5 mechanism should include a yielding device which will, in case of sticking of the ejector slide, permit all other arts of the machine to execute their norma movements without strain or risk of-breakage of any part.

To this end I prefer to employ the slide-actu ating mechanism shown VI, and X,

An opening, 63, in the ejector-slide, .57, receives-the end of a rock-arm, 64, the hub of which is rotatably mounted onrock-shaft, 4.5,between two collars, 65, which are keyed upon said shaft. Each collar, 65, carries a projection, 66, and the rock-arm, 64, is rovided with a rearward extension, 64, 'w ich 20 action of lugs, 66, upon pins, 67, resulting in the lifting of rock-arm, 64. As shown, vertical slots, 91, are out in the cross-bar, 61, for permittingthe downward strokes of the ejector-actuating arms, 64. a The return niovementsof all the parts of r the mechanism are. actuated by the preponderence of weight. of the counterweights over that of the treadle, when the operators footv is removed from thelatter.

. 1 For the purpose of facilitating the separa' tion of the caps from the endof the stick it is desirable to provide means for. keeping the wax in a softened or melted, or liquid condition,,adjacent the discharge end of the magazine. One suitable and very efiective heating device for that purpose is shown in section in Fig. III. each cap-tube, 56, is embraced by a waterjacket, 69, forming an annular water-chardher. The chambers are supplied with water through a transverse pipe, 70, to which they are connected by nipples, 71, and"nuts, 72. Each end of ipe, 70, is provided with a handvalve, 73. he .water in the jacket, 69, is

kept hot, the circulation through the connectingflnipples, 71, and the supply pi e. Thereby the wax between the caps in the included portion of the magazine is.k e t in a soft, or almost melted, condition. oosely surrounding the pipe, is an open bot tomed sheet-metal heat-retaining chamber, 74.-- Any desired numberlof heating lamps ortorehes, 31, are supported below the pipe,

in Figs. III, IV,

The forward portion of ssawo 70, b U shaped pieces, 75, attached to the ,cham er, 74. The upper and front portion of said chamber is extended in the direction of the discharge end of the cap magazine, and a longitudinal a erture, 76, is out in that portion of the cham er which is nearest the magazine. The heated air, passing u and out through said aperture, surrounds t e extreme end of the magazine and keeps the sameat a higher temperature than that por-' tion covered by the water-jacket. Suitable means of any preferred kind, are

, employed for feeding the sticks forwardly in the magazine as the caps are detached by the ejector-slides. As shown in the drawings this is accomplished as follows: Mounted slidably in each magazine is a followertube or red, 7 7 hereinafter term ed a follower.

AS shown in Fig. V, each follower carries upon its rearwardend a air of small grooved laterally projecting pul eys, 78, arranged in horizont alinement. To permit the travel of'said pulleys longitudinally of the magazine.

the latter is cut by a pair of longitudinal slots, 79, open at their r'earward ends. Between the magazine tubes are suitably supported grooved pulleys, 80, arranged in, the same planeas the follower-pulleys, 78. A cord, 81, passes in zigzag manner around the .follower-pulleys and the fixed ulleys alternately, as shown,,and the en s of the cord" are maintained under yielding tension by any suitable means, such as by Weights or springs. In the-construction as shown in Fig. V, the ends of the tension cord, 81, are wound upon two drums or spools, 82, rotatably mounted on a shaft, 83. Said shaft may be either fixed or rotatable. If rotatable,- the drums, 82, will be fixed thereon, and a-tensiondevice applied to the shaft. If the shaft befixed, the drums, 82, will be made hollow, and spiral springs will be housed therein, one end of a springbeing connected to the shaftand its other end to the inner periphery of the drum urging the drums in the direction of the arrow in Fig. III. In either case, the object is to maintain sufficient tension upon the followers, 77, through intermediacy of the cord, 81, to cause thesticks to be fed toward the discharge ends of the tube as fast as they are consumed by the ejector-slides.

The operation of the machine is substantially as follows:The magazines or captubes are loaded with sticks of ca s, and the followers'placed in-position behin them.

The water heating lamps having been lighted, the-water in the water-j ackets is brought to the proper temperature. The, 0 erator' places a case of filled bottles upon t e supporting guides, 6, in such, a position that one 1 of the transverse rows'of bottles lies directly beneath the row of plungers above. If the lplunger-guides are not adjusted for the size ottles to be capped,the operator loosens.

I 65 thestoplugs, 88, (see also Fig.

the set -screws, 17, adjusts the plungerguides laterally, adjusts-the lunger stems, 19, correspondingly, and tig tens the setscrews. Manual adjustment bflevers, 35, is

avoided by making their. hubs sufficiently loose on their shaft, 34, to ermit of aslight lateral creepingof said h s, during operation' of the machine,'after the spacing of the plungershas been changed, whereby said levers will assume neutral working positions" between rods, 37 and 39. Depression of the treadle, 23, raises the counterweights, \26,

and lowers the series of shells'or plungerg uides, 14, through the successive action of inks, 27, levers, 28,.links, 32, vertical slides, 21, cam-arm's, 46, rock-shaft, 45, rock-arms, 43-, telescopic rods, 3940, levers, 35, and connecting rods, 37; The down stroke-of the"S hel1S 14', is arrested by thepbottles which are pressed upon by the springs, 50, and lugs, ,51. I Any bottle that may not be in correct register for cappingis registered or centered by the action of the springs, -50. The rocking movement of rock-shaft, 45, has carried the spring, 68, toward .the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. VI, de ressing rock-arms, 64, and the mectoflslides, 57'. The recess, 59, in each ejector-slide. is occupied by one of" the caps, 84.? The partial down-stroke of the slide brings it into the osition shown in full lines, (F1

one of the caps is shown as a mostdetached The remainder of the jector, completely dewhich, striking the relatively fixed member, 62, is thereby pushed away from the face of the ejector, to which it has a tendency to adhere. Part, 62, is not neces-' sarily resilient, or yielding,

llfglCl as its thickness will permit. At the end thedownstroke, the parts assume the dotted-line positions, after which the ej ectors ascend toftheir starting positions. Referr ng now, to Fig. III: the cap falls uponthemclined chute bottom, 53, and slides u on a temporary supporting leaf, 85,. carrled y the chute, 53, 'pivot'a'll attached thereto at, 86, and provided-wit a spring (not shown) or equivalent meansfor res tor- I mg it tonormal position after. the plun erasc'ends. ,A resilient uard," 87, may e at tached tothe rear side of theshell, 14, dependlnglnto the chute as shown, for prevent mg the cap from turning over as it falls. As soon as the cap arrives .upon the leaf, 85, the plunger, 15, descends, pushing down the cap andlturning the leaf, 85, laterally to the positlon' shown in Fi IV. When the lur'iger has forced the cap into the oove in t ebottle-neck, asshown'inFig. Il the plunger is posrt velyand automatically stopped, irrespective of the continued motion of the treadle and other actuating parts. Said stoppage 1s efiected by the im ingement of I) carried by down stroke of thee ta ches the cap,

. VI) in which and may be as collars, 89, fixed upon the plun er-stems,-19, upon the up er end of the shel or plungerguide, 14. ut the transverse drive-head,

20, ma continue to descend after the stoppage oi the plungers. j This continued motion is taken up bya helical spring, encircling each plun er-stem, l9, and confined between a fixed 00 I ar, 89, and the lower face of the drive-head, 20. Likewise, the contin-' ued movement of the. actuating mechanism, after the shells, 14, have completed their down-stroke, and the telescopic rod members,,39, have completed their up-stroke, is taken up by the compression of springs, 42,

on the rods, 39. The reverse movements of the actuating mechanism, elevate first the ejector slides, 57, while the compressed s rings, 90, and 42, I expand. Then the i s ell's', 14,.and the plungers, 15, are elevated, 35, and the operator shifts the bottle-case to bring the next row of bottles into position. The above described operations are repeated until all therows'of bottles in a case have been capped. l I I l numerous modifications of my invention willreadily su gest themselves to one I skilled in the art, IEO not confine the inven-. so to the specific construction hereinshow n and described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a machine for capping bottles a horiz'ontallydisposed ca -magazine, in combina tion with a vertical y movable ca -ejecting mechanis'mand a vertically operab e capping mechanism, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for capping bottles, a horizontallyldisposed cap-magazlne, in combina- .tion with cap-ejecting plate occupying a vertical plane atthe end of said ma azlne and capping .mechanism, substantial y as described I 3, In amac hine for cappingbottles, ahorizontally disposed cap-magazine, a ca -eject-; ing mechanism, a reci rocating tubu ar shell having a cap-inlet, an a cap-seating'plun' er traversing said shell, substantially as e scribed I .115

4. In a'machine for capping bottles, a hori- 1 zontally disposed cap magazine, a capejector, a reciprocat ng tubular plungerguide having a cap-inlet, and a cap-seating plunger within said guide, substantially as described. I I

5. In a machine for capping bottles, a horizontally disposed cap magazine, a cap- I e'ector, a tubular plunger-guidecarrying a I Cllllte for the ca s,' anda cap-seatin plunger 12 'within said gui e substantially as escribed.

'6. In a machine for capping cased bottles, the combination, with a horizontally dis- I posed cap-magazine, of a reciprocating cap- I ejector traversing the end thereof, means for while the sleeve members, 40, slide upwardly so actuating said ejector, and a'yielding device interposed between said actuating means i and theejector, substantially as and'for the purpose set forth. i pp 7. In a machine for capping bottles, a hori- ZOIIiDQd" cap magazine in combination with a reciprocating cap-ejector comprising a plate having a recess of sufficient depth to receive one cap fromsald magazine, a device for dislodging successive caps from the said recess in the ejector during the'final portion of the operative stroke of the ejector,-bottle and cap described.

9. In a machine for capping bottles, a capmagazine, and a heating chamber surround= ing the discharge end of said magazine, in combination with a cap. ejector and a-capping mechanism proper, for the purpose set forth. 10. In; a machinefor capping bottles, a

cap-magazine, iim combination with a. heating chamber surrounding the discharge end of the magazine, means for maintaining heat in said chamber, a cap ejectorand a capping mechanism'prop'er, substantially as described.-

' 11. In a machine forcapping bottles, a tucap-supp orting leaf yieldably mounted within the shell, said leaf normally extending across said shell and adapted to be displaced bythe down stroke of the plunger, substan bular shell or plun er-guide', a capping-plunger Within the-shel cap-chute carried by the shell and discharging thereinto, and a guard within the chute, adjacent-the plunger, substantially as described.

I 12. In a machine for ca ping bottles, atubular shell or plunger-gin e a capping-plunger within theshell, a 'ca chute carried by the shell and discharging thereinto, and a ,tially as described;

13. In combination .with a magazine for caps, an ejector-slide'cooperating therewith, a'rock-shaft, an arm loosely mounted on the rock-shaft and actuating said slide, yielding means carried by the rock-shaft for imparting the operative stroke, to .said slide, and

starting position, substantially as described. 14. In combination with a magazine for caps, an ejector-slide traversingthe'same, a

rock-shaft, a slide-actuating arm loosely 50- mounted 'on the rock-shaft; a spring carried by the rock-shaftforlim arting the-operative 'riedfl by the mok-shaft for returnin stroke to said slide, an positivemeans carsaid slide to starting position, Ysubstantia 1y as. described. v 5 .i-

essnvo 15. In a machine for cappin I, cased bottles I ,ofunequal sizes; a plurality of p ringer-guides,

cap seating plungers passing through said .guides,and1 means whereby the lateral distance betwee'nthe lunger guides may be adjusted, substantiali y as described.

' 16. In a machine for capping cased bottles of plungenguides, cap-seating plungers passe ing therethrough, and means whereby the of cap-seating plungers having stems, a plu-- I rality of guidesfor said plungers, transverse -slotted members which support and guide the plunger-guides and stems respectively, and means to shift said guides and stems for of unequal sizes at different times, a plurality changing the lateral spacing thereof, substantially as described. v

19. In a machine for capping, bottles, a horizontally dispOsed-cap magaZme adapted to contain a stick of caps, a cap-ejector traversing the magazine, a follower adapted to feed the stick of caps toward the ejector, a vertically-disposed shell, and a capc hute carried by the shell and subjacent to the ejector substantially as described.

50. In a machinefor cappingbottles, ahorizontally disposed cap-holder adapted to contain a stick ofcaps, a 'cap-ejectbrtrsiversin the cap-holder, a followerwitbin the capho der, a vertically disposed shell provided with a bottle centering device, "a cap-chute. carried by and discharging into the shell and subjacent to the ejector, and a cap-seating plunger working within theshell, substantially as described.

2 1.- In a-machine forcapping cased bottles,

,a plurality of horizontally disposed cap-magto force the same toward the-discharge ends i i of the magazines, substantially as described. positivemeans for returning said slide to 22. In a machine for capping cased bottles a plurality'of horizontally disposed ca'p mag azines each adapted 12o hold a stick ofcaps, I followers mounted within the magazines, re-

spectively, said followers being rovided with pulleys; 'acord en aging the pu eye, and means for tensioning t e cord to exert aconstant pressure by the-ifollowers uponthe ejector, and pedal-actuated mechanism for. operating the aforesaid instrumentalities,"

positioned above said chute and traversing 2-5 plunger thereafter, substantially as described.

' described.

plurality of horizontally disposed tubes each said fingers,

combination with a ca seating device, of 'a plunger withimthe shell, a horizontally-dis- .plunger within the shell, a cap-magazine disvertically-reciprocating she zontal cap-magazine adapted to discharge pipe and the respective water-jacket; and

wardly and downwardly projecting spring shefi, plunger actuating mechanism, and s. e shaft, a lever fulcrnmed thereon, a rod conposed cap-magazine, a reciprocating -capsubstantially asdescribed.

24. In a machine fdr ca ping bottles, a vertically reciprocating she I, azcap-seating posed at substantially a right angle to said plunger, a reciprocating cap-ejector sub-' stantially parallel to said plunger, means to depress the shell upon the neck of a bottle, and simultaneously acting means to 0 erate the. cap-ejector and depress the pihnger" thereafter, substantially as described. j

25.. In a machine for ca ping bottles, a

ll having a capchute which discharges thereinto, a hori' into said chutes, a. reciprocating cap-ejector the end of the magazine, a cap-seating plunger'within said shell, means to depress the shell upon the neck of a bottle, and means to operate the cap-ejector and depress the 26. In a machine for capping bottles, a tube or magazine, adapted to hold, caps a, heater upon a 'portion of said tube; .a cap ejector and capping means, substantially as 27. In a'machine for capping bottles, a

adapted to hold astick of caps; a hot-water jacket surrounding a portion of each tube; a supply pipe .a hot-air chamber partially in-. closing said pipe; connection between said eating means arranged belowsaid pipe, substantially as described. 28. In a machine for capping bottles, a bottle-registering device comprising a verticall -moving shell, a plurality of outward y and downwardly projecting spring fin ers' carried by the lower end of the shell, an a plurality of similarl arranged lugs, r gidly carried by the shell and overlying substantially as described. 29. Ina machine for'capping bottles, the

vertically moving shel a plurality-of outfingers carried by the lower end ofthe shell, and a. plurality of similarly-arranged, lugs, rigidly carried by the shell and overlying. Said fingers, substantially asdescribed; 30. In a machine for cap ing bottles, the combination of I a vertical y reciprocating shell and plunger-guide, a plunger within the actuating mechanism comprising: a

necting the lever to the shell, a rock-shaft, a telescopic spring extended rod connecting combination of a horizonta I .n1agaz1ne, a vertlcally reciprocatlng csp-ree said lever to an arm actuated by the rodshaft, a second arm for actuating the rockshaft, a vertically reciprocating member actuating said second arm, and means to actuate said vertically reciprocating member, substantially asdes'cr ibed.

- 31. In a machine for cap ing bottles, the combination of a vertical y reciprocating plunger having a stem, a vertically reci rocating cap-ejector, a plunger drive-headt ough which the plunger-stem freely passes, a yielding 'p'ressure transmitting device be tween said drive-head and the plunger, a rock-shaft, an ejector-actuating arm carried by said shaft, a bifurcated arm mounted upon said shaft, and a vertically reciprocating bar, rigidly secured to said plunger drive head and actuating the same-and carrying projections which engage said' bifurcated arm to actuate the same. r

32. In a machine for cap ing bottles, the combination of a vertical y reci rocatingshell and plungeraguide, a vertica ly reeiprocating cap-ejector, a lever, a rod'c'onnecting the lever-to the. shell, a rock-shaft, an arm carried thereby, a telescopic springextended rod connecting the arm to the lever, an ejector-actuating arm loosely, mounted on the rock-shaft, a spring and a lug carried by the rock-shaft, said spring bearing upon the ejector-actuating arm,

said arm-having a projection which is. engaged by said lug at each backward movenient of the rock-shaft, which movement elevates the capjector and the shell, sub-' stantially as described. I 83. In a machine for cap ing bottles, the combination of a horizonta y disposed. capmagazine, a vertically reciprocating ca re ceiving shell, a cap-chute carried by an d1s charging into the shell, and astati'onary, up-

i right back-plate supported by thejmagazine in contact with the upper edge of the chute bottom, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 3 11 0 34. In a machine for caplplng bottles, the combination of a horizonta ly idisposed capmagazine, a vertically reciprocating ca -re .ceiving shell, a cap-chute carrled by an d s: charging into the shell, a stationary up right backrplate supported bythe magaz ne in contact, with u er edge of the chute bottom, and a guard l eld by the shell and projecting downwardly into the chute at a proper distance from the chute-bottom, sub 'stantiall'y' as described.

35. In. .a machine for caplpingbottlels, the

V 1813088 capceiving shell, a cap-chute carried byan dis- 1 25 charging into the shell, a stationary up right back-plate supported by the magazine in contact with the upper edge of 'thechute I bottom, and'a yieldingl. mounted tempm rary cap-support normal y extend ng across the shell in the'path of the plunger and adapted to be displaced by the-down stroke of the lunger, said su port automatically rising w on so permitte by the ascent of the plunger, substantially as described.

36. In a machine for ca ing bottles, a vertically reci rocating shrill and lunger guide, a cap-c utecarried by and ischarging into the shell, and a resiliently-mounted temporary cap support normally extending across the shell in the ath of the plunger and adapted to be displaced by the descent of the'plunger and automatically rising when sopermitted by the ascent of the plunger, substantially as described. J 4

37. In a machine for capping bottles, a

' row of vertically reciprocating. shells, a. row

of vertically reciprocating capping plungers Within the shells, a row of cap-magazines horizontally arranged to feed the res ective shells, cap-ejectors, chutes to convey t e ca s" into the shells, means to simultaneous y operate all of, the shells, means to simultaneously operate all of the plungers, means to simultaneously depress all of the capejectors, and means to simultaneously raise all of the cap-ejectors to starting positions,

substantially as described.

, 38. In a machine for capping bottles, a row of shells, a row of capping 'plungers Within the shells, a row of cap-magazines horizontally arranged to feed the shells, chutesto convey the caps into the shells, mechanism,'com rising elding devices, for operating all of t e Shell mechanism, comprising yielding devices, for operating all of the p ungers, and mechanism, comprising yielding devices, for operating all ofthe capejectors, substantially as described;

In a machine for capping bottles, a cap magazine and a cap ejector,- in combination Witha tubular shell or guide, a capping plunger operable Within said shell or guide,

said shell and said plunger being vertically movable, and, an inclined cap chute carried by said shell, 'movable; with relation to said magazine and positioned to receive ca s from said magazine, substantially as ep for feeding a cap into the lower part of said shell, .a plunger operable in said shell to seat the cap in a bottle, plunger operating means, and a spring interposed between the plunger and its operating means, substantlally as described. Q v

41. In a machine for cap ing bottles, a frame, in combination with a bottle case supported thereon, rows of independently movable vertical shells arranged above said su ort, a bottle centering device upon t e ower end of each shell; means for feeding caps into said shells, plungers in respect ve I shells, respective operating members yield ingly connected with respective individual shells and plungers, and means for actuating said 0 crating members successively, substantia lv as described.

- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set I my hand, this 23 day of July, 1906, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

I THEODORE n-vALERnIs.

Witnesses:

SANFoRn P. STARKS, v IRVING R. HIPPENMErEn. 

